Real Estate

Metro Phoenix recent priciest homes sales

Past week's top home sales

Sept. 28, 2012 01:46 PM

A trust manager from Grand Haven, Mich., a rare coin and bullion dealer from Cave Creek, an anesthesiologist and orthodontist from the East Valley, a builder from Illinois, a developer from Colorado and a retired executive of a manufacturing company in Washington are among the buyers and sellers in this week's priciest home sales.

$3,800,000

Peter Sturrus, as trustee of the Peter Sturrus Trust, purchased a 10,159-square-foot Tuscan home with pool on 54 acres built in 2003 on a gated mountain north of the Rancho Marana Golf Club in Cave Creek. It features a nature trail, elevator, multi-tiered media room, patios, a gourmet kitchen by the pool, antique wood flooring, bars, wine cellar and video surveillance. Peter Sturrus is in trust management in Grand Haven, Mich. He paid $2 million in cash for a 5,200-square-foot home north of Gateway Desert Awareness Park in Cave Creek in July 2009. The home was sold by Nicholas and Lauri Grovich. Nicholas Grovich is owner and president of American Federal Rare Coin-Bullion in Cave Creek.

$2,100,000

Maziar Massrour and his wife, Talayeh Afkhami, bought a 5,633-square-foot home built in 1967 at Casa Blanca Estates in Paradise Valley. Dr. Maziar Massrour, M.D., is an anesthesiologist and pain-medicine specialist in the East Valley. Dr. Talayeh Afkhami, D.D.S., is an orthodontist in the Valley. The home was sold by Kimberly O'Brien, as Trustee of the Kimberly O'Brien 2009 Revocable Trust.

$1,800,000

Michael-Dean and Tina Chorneyko bought a 3,803-square-foot home with pool built in 1983 at Camelback Country Club Estates in Paradise Valley. Michael-Dean Chorneyko is a principal at Michael Dean Construction in St. Charles, Ill. The home was sold by Stephen G. Cerri, Margaret G. Cerri and John G. Burk, as trustees of their trusts.

$1,700,000

Mountain Skyline 88 LLC, a New Mexico limited liability company whose officer is Howard Weiss, paid cash for a 3,458-square-foot home built in 1994 on the south side of the Desert Mountain-Geronimo Golf Course in Scottsdale. The home was sold by Nick J. Hackstock, a developer with Highlands Management Group in Englewood, Colo.

$1,673,800

Joan D. Cremin purchased a new home at Paradise Reserve in Paradise Valley. Joan's ex-husband, Robert W. Cremin, is a retired president and CEO of Esterline Technologies Corp., a specialized manufacturing company in Bellevue, Wash. principally serving aerospace and defense markets. The home was sold by Brad Cullum, as manager of VPR Builders LLC in Scottsdale. Brad is the son of Rod and Kim Cullum, founders of Cullum Custom Homes.